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Monday, June 28, 2010

Video: Shinya Kimura – Motorcycle Artist

Video: Shinya Kimura – Motorcycle Artist: "

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Don’t call him a custom motorcycle builder, Shinya Kimura is really more of any artist whose medium is on two-wheels (among other formats). In an industry that centers around products that should resonate with their owners, Kimura finds a way to put more soul into metal than just about anyone else we know. Check out after the jump this unlisted YouTube video by Henrik Hanssen, which shows Kimura and his work from his shop Chabott Engineering.









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Source: Sideburn Magazine


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Saturday, June 26, 2010

Badovini near perfect once again

Badovini near perfect once again: "Ayrton BadoviniA new track best of 1'39.190 put Ayrton Badovini (BMW Motorrad Italia STK) firmly into pole position in Superstock 1000 making this his fourth pole start of the current campaign.


Lorenzo Baroni (Ducati Pata B&G) was second on his big vee-twin, Maxime Berger (Team Ten Kate Junior) proved to be top Honda rider in third place.



Andrea Antonelli (Team Lorini Honda) finished in the top four, as Michele Magnoni (Team Shiner Honda) earned a fifth place grid spot. Eddi La Marra (Team Lorini Honda) went sixth fastest, and was one of seven Italian riders in the top eight places.


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Restored Edison Electric car from 1889

Restored Edison Electric car from 1889: "



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Restored Edison Electric car from 1889. Charles writes...



Hello again! I looked up from my computer today to take a look at the history of one of the major projects we are working on at Global Research– electrification of the world.   Here is what I found.  What is really interesting is that I believe this video was filmed when the car was being driven to our Global Research campus for the 2008 Battery Symposium that we hosted. It is a video of a restored Edison Electric car, located in our hometown of Schenectady, NY at the Edison Exploratorium. It had a 26 volt GE Automobile Motor Patent 1889.


It's 121 years later.






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The iPhone 4: it blends

The iPhone 4: it blends: "

Another Apple product launch, another episode of Will it Blend? No cheating this time as far as we can tell, but the production values have certainly gone through the roof for the inevitable iPhone 4 edition and yes, just like everything else they've put in a blender, it blends. See for yourself after the break.



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